Visual Effects

Paramount Releases World War Z Clips

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Paramount releases two new clips from Marc Foster's World War Z.

MPC Creates CG Talking Platypus for First Direct

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Visual effects studio MPC collaborates with Outsider and JWT to create Barry, a CG platypus for a new brand campaign aimed at targeting a younger audience for UK bank First Direct.

Jeff Stevens Joins Smoke & Mirrors

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International VFX and design company Smoke & Mirrors names Jeff Stevens to serve as creative director at its New York office, and secures its first-ever representation in the Midwest, signing Matt Bucher and his company, Obsidian Reps.

AlphaDogs Finds Love with Bigfoot

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AlphaDogs provides post-production for the comedic/horror film Love In The Time Of Monsters.

Framestore Steals Secrets for Wikileaks Documentary

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Framestore NY provides rendered effects for Alex Gibney's latest documentary, We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks.

Spiral Graphics Releases Genetica 4.0

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Spiral Graphics releases the latest version of their seamless texture, animation, and HDRI environment map editor, Genetica 4.0.

Shapeshifter Provides Post for Arrested Development

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Shapeshifter provides comprehensive finishing services, including final conforming, final color correction and visual effects for new episodes of Netflix series Arrested Development.

Cantina Taps Maxon for Iron Man 3

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Cantina Creative relies on Maxon's Cinema 4D software to generate more than 100 2D and 3D visual effects shots that appear throughout the blockbuster Disney/Marvel Studios superhero sequel Iron Man 3.

Method Studios Creates VFX for Dodge

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Method Studios teams up with MJZ and director Nicolai Fuglsig on a new spot for Chrysler’s Dodge brand.

Fuel Delivers VFX for Iron Man 3

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Fuel VFX contributes design-driven visual effects work for two sequences in the Marvel blockbuster Iron Man 3.

Method Studios Appoints Chris Webb as Chicago EP

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Visual effects house Method Studios announces the appointment of Chris Webb as Executive Producer of Method Chicago.

MEWShop Announces All-Star Lineup

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The Manhattan Edit Workshop announces an all-star lineup for the “Inside The Cutting Room: Sight, Sound and Story” event on June 8th, including LOOK Effects' Jeff Wozniak.

Süperfad NY Execs Join Gravity

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Visual effects, design and content company Gravity announces the formation of a new division, SCOUT, with the hire of three former Süperfad NY execs.

RE:Vision Effects releases RE:Match for Nuke and Fusion

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RE:Vision Effects releases RE:Match for Nuke and Fusion, with automatic color matching for multicam and stereo shoots

Digital Domain Creates CG World for Destiny Game Trailer

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Digital Domain helps create the trailer for Activision and Bungie’s highly anticipated videogame, Destiny, in a 60-second spot directed by Jon Favreau and starring Breaking Bad’s Giancarlo Esposito.

John Knoll Named ILM Chief Creative Officer

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Lucasfilm announces the promotion of John Knoll to Chief Creative Officer of Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), serving alongside ILM President, Lynwen Brennan.

thenewBlank Creates Brand IDs for Fox’s So You Think You Can Dance

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thenewBlank creates a dynamic branding campaign for the tenth anniversary season of Fox’s “So You Think You Can Dance.”

Rampant Launches New Libraries

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Rampant Design launches new libraries of Quicktime-based drag-and-drop VFX elements for filmmakers.

Pacific Rim Featurette Released

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Warner Bros. releases a new Pacific Rim featurette onto the web, alongside an action-packed television ad.

Geomerics Brings Next-Gen Lighting to Xbox One

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Geomeric’s Enlighten, real-time global illumination software, is now available for developers of Xbox One titles.